Get the short one then, the faster twist is more versatile anyway.
Liked On: 10-04-2022, 03:48 PM
Another one finished. Built on a 1908 Enfield No1 mk3*. This one got a lovely oiled short (12.5") walnut stock I have been saving and a few brass accents. Metalwork finished in midnight blue...
Liked On: 09-04-2022, 10:32 PM
16" 160gr TMK. 40.0gr 2208 Remington brass. Fed LR primer Model 7 rifle. COAL 2.780 2430fps
Liked On: 09-04-2022, 08:35 PM
I've worn glasses for over 50 years, cant do the contact thing. I now have varifocals, look at the close stuff like this keyboard through the bottom of the lense and look out the window at the geese...
Liked On: 09-04-2022, 07:53 PM
Makes it an all rounder. A 162 amax doing 2500-2600 from a short 708 is lethal up close and out to 500~ depending on the shooter. A little barnes or soft point will go faster up close but be out of...
Liked On: 09-04-2022, 05:32 PM
Another day in the hills, pouring with rain today with a strong southerly. I was soaked and cold by the time I got to what I thought was a likely position to give out a roar, almost immediately one...
Liked On: 07-04-2022, 05:28 PM
Day licenses are only available after Opening Weekend, so that people dont take advantage of a cheap weekend and contribute little to to coffers. full season license is good value when you consider...
Liked On: 07-04-2022, 11:25 AM
Here is my boy "helping" me out at work :) 10kg as of last week and costing me a fortune in socks he seems to enjoy taking out into the garden and loosing 194099 And his first big boy bone...
Liked On: 06-04-2022, 08:58 PM
Long time no story so here is one from today. The weather has been less than ideal for this roar, strong northerly winds and hot weather. I started hunting last week but the stags were only moaning...
Liked On: 06-04-2022, 08:35 AM
Thanks to Damadama I am the proud owner of an old,very well used and sometime abused 3x M8 loopy....wanted one for ages but zimmer wouldnt play ball and allow me to buy his LOL.... anyway I fitted...
Liked On: 04-04-2022, 09:02 PM
I have been on the receiving end of having people try to get their own access to private areas I have shown them, a number of times. It has made me a much less sharing person, now. After having been...
Liked On: 04-04-2022, 10:11 AM
A mate of mine showed me a little spot on public land that holds a little heard of fallows and a few goats. It took us a year before seeing our first fallow and another two before we shot one....
Liked On: 04-04-2022, 10:11 AM
Something else that goes a long way to create a good relationship with the owner is. When your out there hunting if you come across something that seems out of place or you thing isn't right for...
Liked On: 03-04-2022, 05:04 PM
I will add this.....If invited in for a cup of tea or a chat, put that first before hunting. For some farmers, the social contact if they live in a remote area is priceless. Pay attention to their...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 05:23 PM
I’ll add some “protocol” for hunting private blocks. Listen CAREFULLY when you speak to the farmer before you go in, if he says “let me know when you’re off the property and how you got on” and...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 01:53 PM